American actress Maggie Gyllenhaal is known to viewers not only for her roles, but also due to the fact that she is the sister of the handsome Jake Gyllenhaal. We will get acquainted with some facts of her biography and the main works in the cinema.
early years
The full name of the actress is Magdalin Ruth Gyllenhaal, she was born in 1977 in New York. The family of the future actress was creative:
- Father, Stephen, was involved in directing and producing;
- Mother, Naomi Foner, was a screenwriter.
Therefore, it is not surprising that both Maggie herself and her younger brother Jake decided to connect their lives with the acting profession. Gyllenhaal's childhood passed in Los Angeles.
Consider the biography of Maggie Gyllenhaal in his youth. The girl entered Columbia University at the Faculty of Literature and fell in love with the theater. For some time she attended drama classes.
First roles
In 1992, the most important event happened in the biography of Maggie Gyllenhaal - she took part in the filming of her first film. Interestingly, the director was the father of the future star. The picture was called "By the Water" and was a drama. The next film, 1993, Dangerous Woman, is notable for the fact that Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal both played small roles.
In parallel with work in the cinema, the girl continued to engage in theatrical activities. So, in London, she played in several classic productions.
Cinema
We will get acquainted with the main films of Maggie Gyllenhaal, which brought the actress fame.
- 2000 - Mad Cecil B, in which she plays the small role of Raven.
- 2001 - Donnie Darko, in this thriller brother Maggie played the main role, she also got a secondary character. However, the girl’s work was highly praised by the criticism.
- In the same year, the picture “Strong Woman” was released, where the actress played a small role of Amelia.
Success came to Gyllenhaal after the role of Lee Holloway in the secretary erotic tape. The actress managed to convey the image of a woman masochist, ready to obey her boss, who quickly becomes a lover. The picture contains scenes of exposure, which did not prevent the actress from receiving the Golden Globe Award (Best Actress).
After success
In the biography of Maggie Gyllenhaal, a new stage began, the actress became recognizable and she began to be invited to various paintings:
- "40 days, 40 nights" - a small role for Sam.
- “Adaptation” - in this film, Gyllenhaal plays with stars such as Nicholas Cage and Meryl Streep.
- The actress played the role of Debbie in George Clooney’s film “Recognizing a Dangerous Person, ” which also starred Drew Barrymore, Julia Roberts, Rudger Hauer and Clooney himself.
- 2003 - “The Mona Lisa Smile”, a picture about a strong personality, a female feminist (her role was brilliantly performed by Julia Roberts, for which she received a fantastic fee of $ 25 million). Gyllenhaal performed one of the key roles.
Then other works followed: “Baby Sherry”, “Paris, I Love You”, “Twin Towers”. Performing the role of Sherry Swanson, Maggie was able to show genuine drama and very accurately convey the image of the former prisoner, who is trying her best to return to normal life and establish relations with her daughter.
Further creativity
We continue the acquaintance with the biography of Maggie Gyllenhaal. In 2006, she played the main role in the film “Character”, followed by work in the films “Fall from a Height”, “The Dark Knight” and “On the Road”. Then - “Crazy Heart”, for the role in which the actress was nominated for an Oscar.
Maggie also played in the films “My Terrible Nanny-2”, “Noble Woman”, “The Storm of the White House”, “Sign of Beauty”, “House”. She is now only 40 years old. Gyllenhaal continues to actively act in films, so we can expect new films with her participation.
Personal life and children
Since 2009, an important event has occurred in the biography of Maggie Gyllenhaal - she married actor Peter Sarsgaard, he is also an American and is best known for his role as "The Stephen Glass Scam." The spouses have two children:
- Ramona, born in 2006.
- Gloria Ray, born in 2012.
Actors are currently married.
